The Braves will have to wait to move past their most lopsided
loss in almost three years.

The Diamondbacks' game against the Braves on Sunday was
postponed due to persistent rain. No makeup date has been set,
and although Arizona is not scheduled to return to Atlanta this
season, each team has an off day on Aug. 17.

"We have compatible off days, so there's a way to do it," Braves
manager Bobby Cox said.

The postponement ended the Braves' hopes of winning their fourth
straight series for the first time since April-May 2007, but
Atlanta's recent upswing was interrupted by Arizona's 12-0 win
on Saturday night. The loss was the Braves' worst in a shutout
since a 13-0 loss at Arizona on May 20, 2006, and it left the
series tied at 1-1.

"It happens," said Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur. "Those are
games you're going to have every year and you just kind of do it
and move on. I don't think there's any reason to panic about
that or get all bent out of shape."

Francoeur said the Braves were hoping to play Sunday to move
past the ugly loss.

"We did want to play, but there are so many games," Francoeur
said. "We'll be back at it and ready to go."

Cox said Sunday's scheduled starter, Derek Lowe, will start
Monday's opener of a four-game home series against Colorado,
followed by Jair Jurrjens and Javier Vazquez.

Kris Medlen was set to be called up from Triple-A Gwinnett to
start Tuesday. Instead, he'll have to wait until Thursday for
his major league debut.

"He'll be fine," Cox said. "He's not going to forget how to
pitch."

Jon Garland, who had been scheduled to pitch for the
Diamondbacks, will start Tuesday at Florida. Dan Haren will
remain on schedule for Arizona's series opener at Florida on
Monday.

When reworking his rotation plans Sunday, Arizona manager A.J.
Hinch did not announce starting pitchers for games at Florida on
Wednesday and Thursday. Rookie Bryan Augenstein had been listed
as Tuesday's starter.

The Diamondbacks are 2-6 under Hinch, who had an eventful three
days in Atlanta. He had to meet with Doug Davis on Saturday
after Davis was upset he was removed in the seventh inning of
Friday night's 4-3 loss to the Braves after throwing only 80
pitches.

On Sunday, Hinch fielded questions about former Arizona pitching
coach Bryan Price saying Hinch was not qualified to be manager.

Price resigned when Bob Melvin was fired on May 8.

Price told the Marin Independent Journal in California that the
hiring of Hinch was "a poor decision." Price said Hinch, who was
in his fourth season as the team's director of player
development, "doesn't have any credibility between the lines as
a manager."

Added Price: "That, for me, just wasn't going to work."

Hinch said Sunday his lack of experience as a manager "is a
fact. It's hard to negate that." But he added that he's not
shaken by Price's criticism.

"These jobs are held in high regard and a lot of people work
their tail off to get the opportunity that I was provided,"
Hinch said. "It's not surprising because of how special these
jobs are. And I don't take it personally. Because I think it's
more directed at the position.

"I have confidence in my abilities running a game and being in
this position."